Hi Guys and Girls.
My first post here (technically second since the first was trying to see if anyone had an old telescope I could get off them). Loving this site. I spend my time on the train reading new posts on this forum.
As comes a time in every newbie amateur astronomer's life, they want to get a telescope of their own. I have to say, my time is nearing as well
I have looked at Andrews website (since they seem to have better prices than Bintel) and can see two contenders for what I am looking for. The first is a Skywatcher 10" Dobsonian Collapsible at $699
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm [however there is no mention of the eyepieces that come with it] and the other is Guan Sheng [GSO] 10" non collapsible at $599. This one does show that it comes with premium GSO 9mm,15mm and 25mm 1.25" Plossl eyepieces and also a right angle correct image 8x50 finderscope (i love right angle finderscopes).
I dont have any experience with either Skywatcher or GSO 10" however I have seen through a fellow members 12" GSO and also looked at another's Meade 12" collapsible dobsonian. They both look impressive and had I had to choose between these two I would definetly choose the collapsible 12" since it is so much easier to carry.
Anyways, my question is this. What is a better telescope between the Skywatcher 10" and the GSO 10" offered by Andrews? The GSO comes with the right angle finderscope and 3 eyepieces but is not collapsible (can do with this). The Skywatcher doesnt show any eyepieces or a right angle finderscope. Generally speaking are GSOs better than Skywatcher? I have read in this forum that some people have high regard for Skywatcher.
Would appreciate any help I can get.